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* Greenwich University has announced that Catherine Pettengell and Kate Anderson have joined the alumni and development team, part of the Development and Communications Office. Ms Pettengell comes...
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Grievances are 'mishandled'
A refusal to offer an 'unbiased' review of student complaints is causing concern. Jessica Shepherd reports Some universities are mishandling student complaints about academics, the ombudsman for the...
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Uni-Nanny is watching
Students are being "electronically tagged" so that their attendance at lectures and tutorials can be closely monitored as part of moves to reduce drop-out rates. An electronic monitoring system...
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Wordy achievement
Monica Collinson is believed by her tutors at Hull University to be the first student to gain a first-class degree in combined languages at a UK university and distinctions in all three languages (...
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UK students drawn to US for broad-based degrees
Unprecedented numbers of British teenagers are considering shunning UK universities for US colleges in the hope of a broader, cheaper and more luxurious education, writes Jessica Shepherd. There were...
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Next week
GLOBAL WARNING Our exclusive analysis reveals which UK universities are becoming increasingly dependent on income from overseas students. We also reveal who makes most from the intake from abroad
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Off to Bedfordshire
Luton University was this week reborn as Bedfordshire University after taking over De Montfort University's campus in Bedford. Luton used the merger with De Montfort's Polhill campus as an...
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Farewell to arms
A year-long dispute between Brunel University and the University and College Union has been resolved. The dispute, called by the former Association of University Teachers (now part of the UCU) in...
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Breaking ground
Aberdeen University has unveiled plans for a multimillion-pound, purpose-built medical and health education centre that it believes will be the first of its kind in the UK. The university and the...
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Job-search tool feted
A unique podcast designed by Liverpool University to prepare students for job-hunting has won a national award for outstanding use of technology. The podcast, which was created by the university's...
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Calling all moguls
Experts in entrepreneurship are being invited to attend the first International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference, held in York from September 11 to 13. The conference is open to all educators of...
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Spin-off winners sought
Margaret Hodge, Minister for Industry and the Regions, has backed a competition to find the most enterprising university staff and students in the North East of England. Blueprint, the North-East...
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Golden diamond shines at raking in research riches
Heavyweight universities dominate The Times Higher 's table of funding award winners but, reports Anthea Lipsett, there are a few surprises The concentration of public research funding in the...
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Edinburgh management and union forge unique alliance to address fixed-term contracts
Edinburgh University, which has some 1,000 researchers on fixed-term contracts, has broken new ground by agreeing a partnership project with the three campus unions to manage their move to permanent...
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Grant bids see mixed results
The latest official figures for success rates for research council grant applications reveal varied fortunes for researchers. While researchers in some fields have benefited from improved chances of...